Improvement in soda-fountains



. H. SCHULTZ.

Soda-Fountains.

No.149 254, Patented March 31,1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT CEEIGE.

cAEL E. scEULTz, or nEw YORK, n. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SODA-FOUNTAINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,254, dated March31, 1874 application ii'ed January 28, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL H. ScHULTz, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Fountain for EffervescentLiquids, and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming part of this specification, in which drawing- Figure lrepresents a vertical cent-ral section of my invention. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section of the same. y

Similar letters indicate eorrespondin g parts.

This invention relates to a fountain for sodawater or other eifervescentliquids, the body of which consists of a shell of sheet-copper,

boiler-iron, or other suitable metal, lined with tin, and provided witha bottom composed of cast-iron or other suitable material, the innersurface of which is lined with tin that overlaps the edge of the cover,and serves to unite said cover to the tin lining of the shell, in such amanner that a strong and durable fountain is produced, the inner surfaceof which is fully protected against the attacks of carbonio acid andsuch other chemicals which may be mixed with the effervescent liquidsfor which the fountain is intended, and, at the same time, the bottomforms a tirm base; and, if desired, said bottom can be easily removedfor the purpose of gaining access to the interior of the shell.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a cylindrical shell, which isprovided at one end with a hemispherical cap, B, while its other end isopen for the reception of the bottom C. .Ihe shell A is made ofsheet-copper, boiler iron, or other suitable material of sufficientstrength to resist the pressure to which the same may be exposed; andsaid shell is provided with a lining, a, of tin or other suitable metalcapable of resisting the effect of carbonic acid, or of such otherchemicals which may be contained in the eifervescent liquids for whichthe fountain is intended. The lining a covers the entire inner surfaceof the shell A,

and itis fastened to said shell, near the bottom edge thereof, by solderor otherwise. The

bottom C consists of a body of cast-iron, inal leable iron, cast-steel,or other suitable material of sufficient strength for the purpose; andit is preferably constructed with a downwardlyprojecting flange, b, sothat the bottom, after having been secured in the shell, forms a goodbase for'fthe fountain, and no additional footpieee is required, and, atthe same time, by said {ia-nge a large surface is obtained, by which thebottom can be firmly soldered or otherwise secured to the shell. Thesurface of said bottom is covered by a cap, c, of tin, which overlapsthe edge of the casting, and extends down a certain distance, as shownin Fig. l of the drawing'. The extreme diameter of thedowmvardly-projecting rim of the cap c is equal to the inner diameter ofthe tin lining a, so that when the bottom is inserted into the open endof the shell it can be readily connected thereto by soldering the rim ofthe cap to the lining; and, if desired, additional fastenings may beapplied, such as screws extending through the shell near its bottoniedge, and through the flange b of the bottom.

By these means, a fountain for soda-water and other effervescent liquidsis obtained, the inner surface of which is effectively protected againstthe effect of carbonio acid or other chemicals mixed with or containedin the etfervescent liquids, while, at the same time, the shell A andthe bottom C are of suflicient strength to resist any intern al pressureto which the fountain may be exposed; and, furthermore, said parts areso connected that the bottom C can be removed and replaced without muchtrouble whenever it is desirable to gain access to the interior of thefountain.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a vessel for holding effervescent liquids, constructed as hereinshown, the bottom U, having a depending iiange, b, in combination withthe vessel A, its lining a, cap B, and lining' c, the depending flangeof which is interposed between the iiange b and lining a, in the mannerand for the purpose specified.

CARL H. SGHUL'IZ.

Vitnesses W. HAUEF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

